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Alicia Hughes, NTRA Communications —- LEXINGTON, Ky. (October 12, 2020) – When he surged up the rail and hit the finish line first in the Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup on October 10, Happy Saver inserted himself into the discussion of top tier contenders in the sophomore...

By NYRA Press Office ELMONT, N.Y. – An exhilarating final furlong in the Grade 1, $250,000 Flower Bowl Invitational saw Civil Union prevail over a trio of Chad Brown runners and emerge victorious in a photo-finish over My Sister Nat to take the 1 ¼-mile turf event for...

Dayoutoftheoffice makes quick work of G1 Frizette By NYRA Press Office ELMONT, N.Y. – Dayoutoftheoffice extended her unbeaten streak to three on Saturday at Belmont Park with a command performance in Saturday’s Grade 1, $250,000 Frizette for 2-year-old fillies, a...

Alicia Hughes, NTRA Communications —- LEXINGTON, Ky. (October 5, 2020) – Peter Callahan’s Swiss Skydiver made history this past weekend when she became just the sixth filly to capture the Preakness Stakes, a stirring effort that allowed the daughter of Daredevil to move up...

By David Joseph —- Rated Second Behind Morning-Line Favorite Authentic LOUISVILLE — Bruce Lunsford, who will have his first Preakness Stakes (G1) entrant when Art Collector takes on Kentucky Derby winner Authentic Saturday at Pimlico, knows something about tough races and...

Alicia Hughes, NTRA Communications, —- Improbable; Coady Photography LEXINGTON, Ky. (September 28, 2020) – A third straight Grade 1 victory has put Improbable in the driver’s seat of the handicap ranks heading into the November 7 Breeders’ Cup Classic as the son of City Zip...

Alicia Hughes, NTRA Communications — LEXINGTON, Ky. (September 21, 2020) – A quiet weekend in both the handicap and sophomore ranks resulted in relatively little movement in the latest National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Top Thoroughbred Poll and NTRA Top...

Alicia Hughes, NTRA Communications —- LEXINGTON, Ky. – While trainer Bob Baffert has been working the yearling sales in recent days seeking out his next stable star, the Hall of Fame conditioner has been able to lay claim to having the top-ranked runners in two of racing’s...

By Gary Yunt —- LOUISVILLE, KY (Friday, Sept. 4, 2020) – Qatar Racing, Flurry Racing Stables and Big Aut Farms’ Shedaresthesdevil pushed past heavy favorite Gamine at the eighth pole and then held off a bid from Swiss Skydiver by 1 ½ lengths to win the 146th running of the...

By Gary Yunt —- By My Standards; Coady Photography LOUISVILLE, KY (Friday, Sept. 4, 2020) – Allied Racing Stable’s By My Standards forged to the front in upper stretch and pulled away to post a 1 ¾-length victory over Owendale to win the 17th running of the $400,000...